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Fact Sheet
Project Description:
The Palm Springs Art Museum’s new Architecture and Design Center, opening on
November 9 in downtown Palm Springs, will be the hub of the museum’s
exploration of architecture and design. It will offer architecture and design-related
exhibitions, educational and community programs, as well as provide a research
space and a storage area for the museum’s growing architecture and design
collections and archives. The A+D Center is housed in a recently restored building
that was originally designed in 1961 by E. Stewart Williams to be the Santa Fe
Federal Savings & Loan. The building was designated a Class 1 historic site in
2009. Williams was one of the most important architects of the Desert Modern
style, developed in and around Palm Springs in the middle of the 20th century, and
the building is one of the prime examples of this movement.
Opening Date:
November 9, 2014
Location:
300 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA (southeast corner of Palm
Canyon Drive and Baristo Road)
Architect:
E. Stewart Williams (1961 building); adaptive reuse rehabilitation by Los Angelesbased architectural firm Marmol Radziner
Square Footage:
13,000 square feet
Features:
The A+D Center is a glass pavilion elevated above street level with floor to ceiling
windows that perfectly frame the cityscape and surrounding San Jacinto
Mountains.
Pavilion Level (7,500 square feet)
 The Trina Turk gallery
 The Bradford W. Bates Museum Design Store (housed in and around
the original bank vault)
 Curatorial offices
Lower level:
 Study center, archive space, and meeting space
 Art vault
Event Plaza

Provides the opportunity to host events for up to 800 attendees
Materials:
Glass
Steel
Terrazzo flooring
Anodized aluminum screens
Sustainability:
Rehabilitated building
Sustainable desert landscaping
Passive solar shielding
Upgraded HVAC system
Project Funding:
The overall project has a budget of $5.7 million (including purchase of the building)
and was funded 100% by a combination of founding donors, grants, and support
from The City of Palm Springs. Three founding donors provided the lead gifts for
the purchase of the building: Trina Turk and Jonathan Skow, Elizabeth Edwards
Harris, and John Boccardo. To date, more than 100 founding members have each
committed $25,000 to support the rehabilitation and initial operations.
Design Team:
Architect: Marmol Radziner
Landscape: Marmol Radziner
Contractor: D.W. Johnston Construction
Civil engineer and surveyor: Sanborn A/E Inc.
MEP: MRC Engineering, Inc
Structural: John Labib and Associates
Lighting: eSquared Lighting
Fire protection: Shasta Fire Protection, Inc.
Security and fire alarm systems: Premier Security
Storage: McMurray Stern – The Storage Solutions Group
Consultant: Michael Kiner
Contacts:
Outside Palm Springs:
Maria May/Anne Wilson
Resnicow Schroeder Associates
214-207-6082/212-671-5163
In Palm Springs:
Stephanie Greene
FG Creative, Inc.
760-773-1707
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